挥 huī

direct; wipe away; squander

HSK 5 #742

DEFINITIONS

  • direct
  • wipe away
  • squander
  • to wave
  • to brandish
  • to command
  • to conduct
  • to scatter
  • to disperse

STROKES

WORDS

指挥 zhǐ huī
HSK 5
to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]
发挥 fā huī
HSK 5
to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)
挥霍 huī huò
HSK 6
to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
指挥官 zhǐ huī guān commander
挥手 huī shǒu to wave (one's hand)
挥舞 huī wǔ to brandish; to wave sth
挥动 huī dòng to wave sth; to brandish
挥洒 huī sǎ to sprinkle; to shed (tears, blood etc); fig. free, unconstrained; to write in a free style
指挥家 zhǐ huī jiā conductor (music)
挥发 huī fā volatile; volatility
挥发性 huī fā xìng volatility
指挥棒 zhǐ huī bàng baton
挥泪 huī lèi to shed tears; to be all in tears
挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant
挥汗如雨 huī hàn rú yǔ to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)
借题发挥 jiè tí fā huī to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss
挥师 huī shī in command of the army
挥戈 huī gē to brandish a spear
挥毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush; to put pen to paper; to write
一挥而就 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
即兴发挥 jí xìng fā huī improvisation
呼之即来，挥之即去 hū zhī jí lái ， huī zhī jí qù to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant; always at sb's beck and call
执行指挥官 zhí xíng zhǐ huī guān executing commander
弹指一挥间 tán zhǐ yī huī jiān in a flash (idiom)
抗震救灾指挥部 kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù earthquake relief headquarter
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